Al-Baha weather by month & the best time to visit

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia · highland city · hot desert climate

The best time to visit Al-Baha is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 100/100), with February and March close behind. Al-Baha averages about 3,596 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 23°C / 73°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

3,596

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

100/100

Rain / year

36 mm

Midday UV at peak

12 (extreme)

Population

100k

Elevation

1,653 m

When is the best time to visit Al-Baha?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Al-Baha is January, then February and March. The dullest month is June (50/100, 1 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Al-Baha?

Al-Baha is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,596 hours of sunshine a year. 50 Sunshine Score points separate January (100) from June (50), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #25 of 29 destinations in Saudi Arabia for annual sunshine, below the national median of 3,750 hours. Rain is a non-event in Al-Baha — about 36 mm in a typical year.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Bisha Saudi Arabia · 109 km · best in Jan · 3,690 h sun/yr
• Taif Saudi Arabia · 174 km · best in Feb · 3,742 h sun/yr
• Abha Saudi Arabia · 253 km · best in Jun · 3,555 h sun/yr
• Jeddah Saudi Arabia · 300 km · best in Feb · 3,618 h sun/yr
• Jizan Saudi Arabia · 391 km · best in Feb · 3,288 h sun/yr
• Najran Saudi Arabia · 418 km · best in Jan · 3,871 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Wadi Al Dawasir Saudi Arabia · 372 km · 3,910 h sun/yr · best in Jan